William BARNES

BARNES, William

Service Number: 256
Enlisted: 18 September 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hobart, Tasmania, 1885
Home Town: Cygnet, Huon Valley, Tasmania
Schooling: State School, Tasmania
Occupation: Driver
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 May 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Originally buried at Shrapnel Gully. Rev. F.W. Wray offciated, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 256, Brisbane, Queensland
22 Dec 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 256, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 256, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
18 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 256, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 256 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-18

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Biography

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Patrick and Alice Barnes of Craddock, Tasmania. Brother of Patrick Barnes of Woodstock, Tasmania. Husband of Myrtle Teresa, later remarried and was known  as Myrtle Teresa Emery of Sydney